Nov 21, 2016 | Blog
The Sacramento Bee published an article regarding our Alchemy Kitchen project. “A food business incubator, Douglas said, could help small farmers start or expand their output of value-added products, or the foodstuffs they make with the crops they harvest. It...
Nov 16, 2016 | Blog, In the Press, Press Releases
Sep 2, 2016 | Blog
Thank you to everyone for your generous support and for joining us at our Catalyst for Change event. Sponsors Food Access Ally ($1000) California Medical Association UFCW Western States Council Hilary Haycock, Harbage Consulting Alchemist...
Aug 25, 2016 | Blog
Market Match is an incentive and bonus program offered to Calfresh food stamp recipients and it is the best way to make CalFresh dollars go further at the farmers’ market. When someone spends their CalFresh benefits at participating farmers’ markets, they receive...
Aug 11, 2016 | Blog
From 2009 to 2014, government assistance known nationally as Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) redemptions at farmers markets have grown by 350 percent. Locally, it is estimated that up to 200,000 CalFresh-eligible households in Sacramento, Yolo,...
Jul 8, 2016 | Blog
Alchemist CDC has seen the number of CalFresh dollars spent at its markets rise from $15,204 in May 2015 to $16,763 in May 2016! Some specific markets have seen particularly impressive increases: Market Name CalFresh Dollars Redeemed in May 2015 CalFresh...
